Harvest Fields Centre Ltd
Charity 1116654
www.harvestfieldscentre.org.uk
Overview
Summary
Harvest Fields Centre appears to operate as a hybrid civic asset: a Christian charity whose commercially oriented venue offer helps sustain a broader community hub. Its role is not simply to provide rooms, but to convert professional meeting demand into accessible, flexible space where local groups, charities and the public can gather. The evidence suggests that hospitality, accessibility and a wide range of room sizes are central to this model, although the extent and nature of its direct community impact remain unclear.
Operational geography
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Sutton Roughley
Confidence: high
The charity's stated activity is the operation of the Harvest Fields Church and Community Centre. Birmingham City Council material identifies Harvest Fields Centre as being within the Sutton Roughley ward.
- Harvest Fields Centre official website
The centre advertises its meeting, conference, community-event, activity and room-hire offer from Sutton Coldfield, describing itself as a community hub for local people. - Charity Commission register entry for Harvest Fields Centre Ltd (charity 1116654)
The charity reports that it operates the Harvest Fields Church and Community Centre on the Harvest Fields development in Sutton Coldfield, including as a conference centre and venue. - Birmingham City Council polling-station review document
The document places Harvest Fields Centre within the Sutton Roughley ward.
Remaining uncertainties
- The evidence strongly supports one operational site in Sutton Roughley, but does not identify any services delivered by Harvest Fields Centre Ltd at other Birmingham locations.
- The centre hosts a separate Harvest Fields Community Church and states that it is home to Little Sutton Nursery 0-3s. Available evidence establishes co-location at the centre, but does not establish the precise legal, contractual or operational relationship between those organisations and Harvest Fields Centre Ltd.
- Conference and meeting customers may travel from across Birmingham or beyond, but this does not demonstrate that the charity delivers services or maintains operational sites citywide.
Additional evidence needed
- A current programme or annual report identifying the catchment areas of regular community groups, room-hire users and venue clients.
- Confirmation from Harvest Fields Centre Ltd of whether it operates, funds or formally partners with the church, nursery or any off-site programmes.
- Current evidence of any outreach, satellite activity or contracted service delivery beyond the centre.
Areas of work
- Amateur Sport
- Economic/community Development/employment
- General Charitable Purposes
- Recreation
- Religious Activities
Who they help
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
Commercial venue activity appears to underwrite civic purpose
The centre appears to use a polished conference and meeting offer to support its charitable role as a community gathering place. Corporate clients are presented not as separate from the mission, but as helping enable local activities.
Why it matters
This suggests a blended operating model: understanding its business customers may be as important as understanding its community users when assessing the centre's resilience, partnerships and local value.
Show evidence
“Harvest Fields is presented as a venue for business meetings, training and events so that it can be a community hub for local people to meet.”
Source:Organisation“The charity operates the church and community centre for the benefit of the public at large, including as a conference centre and venue.”
Source:Charity Commission
The centre may function as shared civic infrastructure
Rather than specialising in one community activity, Harvest Fields appears designed to host many kinds of formal and informal use, from large conferences to small interviews, workshops and children's parties.
Why it matters
This makes it potentially significant as connective infrastructure: a place where organisations and residents who would not otherwise meet may share a physical setting.
Show evidence
“The venue offers spaces for meetings, training, events, interviews, workshops, conferences and children's parties.”
Source:Organisation“Room capacities range from 2 to 300 people.”
Source:Organisation“The charity's purposes include general charitable purposes, religious activities, amateur sport, economic and community development, employment and recreation.”
Source:Charity Commission
Hospitality and accessibility appear to be strategic features, not incidental facilities
The centre appears to compete on a welcoming, supported experience alongside practical accessibility. This may help it serve users who find conventional commercial venues costly, impersonal or difficult to access.
Why it matters
This identifies a possible distinctive contribution: reducing practical and social barriers to participation, rather than merely renting rooms.
Show evidence
“The venue lists step-free access, accessible toilets, hearing loops and lift access.”
Source:Organisation“The venue includes free parking, catering, technical equipment and staff support with setup, equipment and refreshments.”
Source:Organisation“The centre describes itself as a corporate venue with community at its heart.”
Source:Organisation
- Which local communities, charities or voluntary groups use the centre, and whether any receive subsidised or priority access.
- How venue income is allocated between operating costs, church activity and wider community benefit.
- Whether the centre creates sustained partnerships or mainly provides transactional room hire.
Remaining uncertainties
- Annual reports, accounts and pricing or concession policies showing the relationship between trading income and charitable activity.
- Usage data by organisation type, neighbourhood, event purpose and accessibility need.
- Examples of recurring community programmes, partnerships and participant outcomes.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
Conference centre and venue. Operating the Harvest Fields Church and Community Centre on the Harvest Fields development in Sutton Coldfield for the benefit of the public at large including as a conference centre and venue; advancing the Christian faith including providing a place for a Christian church to meet.
Charity objects
TO OPERATE THE HARVEST FIELDS CHURCH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE IN SUTTON COLDFIELD FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE; TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND, IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, TO PROVIDE A PLACE FOR A CHRISTIAN CHURCH TO MEET.